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Washington D.C. - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today honored Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award, given in recognition of his support for pro-growth policies in the second session of the 115th Congress.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issues the following statement:
Congressman Lamborn's Statement on the President's Executive Order Regarding EMPs and Cyber Security
Washington D.C. - On March 26, President Trump signed the "Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses" to ensure U.S. critical infrastructure is protecting against a weaponized electromagnetic pulse (EMP) or cyber attack.
Washington D.C. – Congressman Doug Lamborn announces staff changes:
New Communications Director: Cassandra Sebastian
Colorado Delegation Urges Department of Defense to Headquarter U.S. Space Command in Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2019
Contact: Savannah Frasier (202) 225-4422
Washington, DC - On Friday, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Heather Wilson announced her intent to resign her position at the end of May to be President of the University of Texas at El Paso. In response to this news, Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement:
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3/13/12
House Republicans, including those from Colorado, are at war with the Interior Department about how much better the U.S. is doing at producing its own energy.
To Republicans, the administration has drastically bogged down the oil- and-gas industry through increased regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."
2/29/12
The Manitou Incline, the former railroad route that became the most popular – if illegal – trail in the region, is headed toward legitimacy.
Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved an inter-governmental agreement for managing the trail Tuesday afternoon. Late Tuesday, after a marathon meeting, Manitou Springs City Council did the same.
2/29/12
Faced with a recuperating economy and poll numbers that show Americans feel better about the country's direction, Republicans are beginning to pivot messaging from the bad economy to another issue pressing on the wallet of nearly every American: gas prices.
The Denver Post
By Allison Sherry
Rep. Doug Lamborn’s proposal to open up 125,000 acres of public land to oil shale development passed the full U.S. House of Representatives Thursday.
2/16/12
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and more than 20 other House Republicans have proposed legislation that would cut federal funding to elementary and secondary schools that provide students with access to abortion drugs, like the morning after pill.
By Congressman Doug Lamborn
The Denver Post
The Obama Administration's newest "compromise" on the issue of religious freedom and ObamaCare is little more than a political gimmick designed to distract from what is at stake. Despite efforts to confuse the issue, the bottom line is the President's newly-revised mandate still tramples upon religious freedom.
By Pete Kasperowicz
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prevent Congress from considering an increase in the debt ceiling unless both the House and Senate have approved a concurrent budget resolution, something, the Senate has not done in nearly three years.
I propose a simple New Year’s resolution for Congress - pass a budget before borrowing any more money. Some may be shocked to learn that the Senate has not passed a budget in three years. Despite that, or perhaps because of that, Washington’s borrowing and spending continues out of control.
At a time when our federal government is borrowing more than 40 cents of every dollar it spends, we must cut our spending to only the most essential needs. Chief among those is to "provide for the common defense" as put forth in the enumerated powers of the Constitution.